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Spots Secured for Taste of Wadadli Finals
A Field Day – Join CARDI and Learn
Great opportunity to find out how to make the most of your farm land or even your home garden.
Call for Expressions of Interest to join the OAS Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Project
Announcing to the OECS member states of Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines the Call for Expressions of Interest to join the OAS Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Project. This project targets women-owned and women-led Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and is designed to empower women to actively participate in and benefit from the digital economy and to build sustainable livelihoods.
By participating in this project, women entrepreneurs will have access to mechanisms and various opportunities for digitizing their businesses, building an online presence, accessing financial services, accessing international markets, among others. Cutting edge information on relevant topics for business development as well as mentoring programs will be provided and direct access to a MSME Clearinghouse which provides toolkits and resources to access the digital economy, financial opportunities and partnerships. A National Working Group has been established in each country made up of partner institutions to provide support to businesses.
MSME Women entrepreneurs operating within these member countries, are invited to apply at https://forms.gle/E5h5GrVcVrxchsyi9. This registration link will remain open until April 27, 2023.
The better equipped our women entrepreneurs are, the greater their impact on economic growth and development of their families and communities.
The OAS WEE project encourages wide circulation to all eligible women. For more information, contact the Caribbean Project Manager, Lizra Fabien at LFabien@oas.org.
6th Farm-To-Table
Thanks to all those that attended this year’s event and those working behind the scenes that helped to make it a wonderful event.
Green Business – Vetiver Engineering and Value-Added Products
From its inception in 2020 EbA Project Partner IAMovement has engaged directly through our CBO/NGOs with the ten communities in the four implementing countries in business opportunities utilizing vetiver systems, handicraft and product development. To date the Project has engaged with more than three hundred community residents in either VS-VEEP installations and nursery operations and /or Handicraft Training.
GEW2022 – Unleashing Ideas
14-20 Nov- Antigua & Barbuda and across the globe. Join us in celebrating entrepreneurship.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Antigua & Barbuda 2022
November 14th-20th, 2022
Global Organizer of Global Entrepreneurship Week
Schedule for
GEW Antigua & Barbuda 2022
Thursday
Nov 17 2022 – Entrepreneurship Training
Saturday
Nov 19, 2022 – Breakfast & Mini Expo
EbA Project: Training Drone Pilots for Monitoring Ecosystems
Participants viewing drone, while standing is Craig Thomas, National Specialist IICA Antigua & Barbuda (Photos Courtesy of IICA Antigua)
Dr. Broadbent of University of Florida on the left is the ‘drone training facilitator’
(Photos Courtesy of IICA Antigua)
View Full Article – IICA -Training Drone Pilots Sept 2022
One of our many partners IICA Antigua and Barbuda, has started a training program of 9 drone pilots here in Antigua and Barbuda. These pilots are to help with the collection of information regarding the EbA project here in Antigua and Barbuda.
Additional Photos:
Drone Training Facebook Post – Antigua Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs
GARD Center CSA Course Highlights – EAG Sponsor
The Center has successfully completed 14 weeks of training in Community Climate Smart Agriculture with special focus on Business, Backyard Gardening and Hydroponics. This training sponsored by the Environmental Awareness Group (EAG) focused on the communities of the North, East Marine Management Area (NEMMA). The course commenced on 31st May 2022 with sessions held every Tuesday – Thursday from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at GARD Center.
The latter part of the training encouraged participants to engage in practical, hands-on training and field visits were made to Hydroponics Farms and Backyard Gardens. The practical components also saw persons constructing raised beds, a compost bin, and a Mini Hydroponics unit as part of a Start-Up Kit. Additionally, participants engaged in planting seeds as well as transplanting seedlings into raised beds as part of their practical sessions.
The Completion Ceremony for the Environmental Awareness Group (EAG) was held on Wednesday 31st August 2022 at GARD Center and 8 out of 11 trainees receive certificates, a Mini Hydroponics and Backyard Garden Start-Up Kit with other complimentary tools to assist with their Backyard Gardening and Hydroponics journey.
Practical Sessions and Field Visits for Backyard Gardening and Hydroponics Class Sessions
Bowen’s Hydroponics Field Visit
SHAADE Hydroponics Field Visit
Backyard Gardening Field Visit to Mr. Osborne’s Property
\Mr. Osborne’s Backyard Gardening
